Easy and amazing buffalo chicken burgers! Piled high with crisp lettuce, a whipped feta spread, sitting atop of toasted brioche bun.
Buffalo Chicken Burgers with Whipped Feta Spread
These Buffalo Chicken Burgers Are Hitting Just Right.
Everyone at the office ate A FULL BURGER for lunch last week. Normally our shoot days involve a bite here, a bite there. But these guys went down fast and furious and with a lot of vocal appreciation.
Bjork mentioned how much he liked them at least 7 times. I went back for seconds. So maybe buffalo chicken burgers are my new favorite meal?
The flavor is SO GOOD – you brush them with butter at the end, add the tang of the feta spread, pile some cooling lettuce on there and tuck it into a toasted brioche bun? Game over.
Can we also take a moment to just appreciate that they’re so easy to make? If you pick up a store-bought feta spread, like the new whipped feta one from Trader Joe’s, it’s even faster.
These go perfectly with a Simple Green Salad, or sheet pan Sweet Potato Fries, or Liz’s Roasted Broccoli! But also, they go perfectly in your hand with no plate and no frills as pictured above.
I hope you love them!
PS. For more dinner ideas, do not miss this collection of all my favorite dinner recipes – this is a hand-picked list of my current faves!
Watch How To Make This Recipe
Welcome To My Kitchen! Let’s Make These Yummy Chicken Burgers Together!
1
Mix and Form The Burgers.
You can go for 4 huge burgers, or 5 reasonably sized burgers.
2
Pan Fry and Brush With Butter.
A little bit of butter mixed with the little bit of hot sauce, brushed on these burgers at the end of cooking. It’s the move.
3
You’re Done! Yum!
You can make your own whipped feta (instructions also included in the recipe card) or you can buy the stuff from Trader Joe’s. Get into this!
Buffalo Chicken Burgers with Whipped Feta Spread
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4–5 servings 1x
Description
Easy and amazing buffalo chicken burgers! Piled high with crisp lettuce, a whipped feta spread, sitting atop of toasted brioche bun.
Ingredients
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Buffalo Chicken Burgers
- 1 lb. ground chicken
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup hot sauce (I used Frank’s Red Hot)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Whipped Feta Spread
- 6 ounces feta cheese (block or crumbles)
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons water
Extra Stuff
- 2 tablespoons melted butter + 2 tablespoons hot sauce for brushing
- Buns
- Lettuce
Instructions
- Make the Whipped Feta: Blend all the ingredients together in a small food processor until it incorporates into a thick and spreadable texture with flecks of feta.
- Mix the Burgers: In a medium bowl, mix the burger ingredients together. Form into 4-5 patties.
- Cook the Burgers: Heat a small bit of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add burgers and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, until golden brown and the inside of the burgers is fully cooked (165 degrees).
- Brush with Butter: As the burgers are finishing cooking, brush the outside with the melted butter and hot sauce mixture.
- Finish: Arrange your burgers on buns with lettuce and a shmear of the whipped feta. SO GOOD.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: buffalo chicken, buffalo burgers, burger recipe, chicken burger
Questions You Might Have About These Buffalo Chicken Burgers
How spicy are these?
Not too spicy! For a milder version, use 1/4 cup (or less) of buffalo sauce. (The level of heat will also depend on the type of sauce – I use Frank’s Red Hot). My kids will eat these with some ranch dressing.
Can you freeze these?
Yes, you can freeze them! To freeze before cooking, place the formed patties on a parchment-lined baking sheet and freeze them for 6-8 hours – this ensures they won’t stick together. Then put them in an airtight container and you’re good to go. To freeze after cooking, just place in an airtight container once they’ve cooled. For best results, when you’re ready to cook them, I would suggest thawing them overnight in the fridge.
How do you make these dairy free?
I would use a different spread in place of the feta spread – such as a plant based tzatziki, mayo, or an avocado spread!
How would you make these vegetarian?
I would use a veg protein base instead of chicken, like TVP – example of how it’s done in this recipe.
How would you make these gluten free?
Use gluten free buns, and gluten free panko. Also, ensure that your hot sauce is gluten free.
Three More Favorite Burgers
February 11, 2025
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YUM!! Do you think ground turkey would affect flavor much? It’s easier to find at my local grocer than ground chicken.
Thanks for asking — I can also never find ground chicken!
I was wondering the same, if turkey could work?
Yes, ground turkey will work!
Trader Joe’s sells ground chicken but ground turkey will definitely work.
Yes, ground turkey will work! Enjoy!
What are your favorite brioche buns? I just got the TJ‘s whipped feta – it’s so good! Can’t wait to try out this recipe!
Hi Nancy! We usually use the Favorite Day brand from Target or St. Pierre.
Aldi has great brioche buns! They also sell Perdue ground chicken.
Looks amazing, I love your teriyaki and gochujang burgers too!
I can’t have any dairy, did you test or try anything else with these? I’m drawing a blank. Thank you! Can’t wait to try!
Hi Carla! We haven’t tested a dairy-free version, but I’m thinking, for the whipped feta specifically, that a dairy-free variety of feta, cream cheese, and plain yogurt would work well!
These looks so good and are like the burger version of buffalo chicken dip. My hubby and I love blue cheese with our buffalo chicken, do you think subbing blue cheese for the feta with the rest of the whip ingredients would work well?
Absolutely, Jenni! Enjoy!
Wow! I’ve already added your chicken teriyaki recipe to our menu plan in high rotation but these, so yum! Love everything about it and so easy. The whipped feta is perfect too.
We are fans of your teriyaki chicken burgers and I think it was that recipe that led to us having brioche buns on hand so often. I made these the same day I saw the recipe. I did sub bottled Bleu cheese dressing for the whipped feta spread. My husband pronounced it a “first class” Buffalo chicken sandwich.
Added some garlic to the whipped feta. Such a yummy meal!!
Delicious! I made these tonight for myself and my family. Really easy and tasty. Everyone loved them. I did use a mild franks sauce for the kids, but I think I’d just use regular next time. Really great recipe! Thanks!
For the whipped feta, could the cream cheese be swapped out for cottage cheese or ricotta cheese?
Liz, I swapped cottage cheese (4%) for the cream cheese and it worked great. I can’t compare to the cream cheese version, but I really liked it!
Yes, you could use either!
These were great! Very easy and quick (I find I typically add time to the estimated time with recipes but these actually took only about 25min.) Subbed goat cheese for the feta. Delish, will definitely make again!
These were so easy and delicious. Couldn’t get chicken so used ground turkey. Don’t skip the feta sauce it is key.
So glad you enjoyed the burgers! Thanks for the comment!
These are SO GOOD & so easy to make! Glad I doubled the recipe because my 3 boys each ate 2 burgers. Highly recommend!
Glad to hear that, Karen!
Could you make these in the air fryer?
Hi Lizzie! We haven’t tested them in the air fryer, but I think it’d work out well! Let us know if you give it a try!
I just made these as meatballs! They are so good. Serving them over a lime cabbage slaw and whipped feta! I’ll probably throw some in a wrap for tomorrow.
Great ideas, Jami! Thanks so much for sharing!
We ate these 2 nights in a row! I leveled it up the second night with some crisp cucumbers – excellent! Definitely adding this to the dinnertime rotation 🙂 thank you!
So glad you enjoyed them!
This was a no for me. I tried this today and just don’t get the rave reviews. Maybe because I didn’t use the spread (I was trying to keep this on the healthier side). I really enjoy her earlier recipes, but her more recent recipes have been off.
Thanks for the feedback! We appreciate it!
Wow! Insanely good. The feta whip gives it a blue cheese dressing vibe that feels so right with the buffalo burger. Will be making often!
So fast and easy and DELICIOUS. The hubby loved it too.
I’m a longtime PoY follower and lover, so absolutely no surprise to say these were wonderful. Great texture to the burgers and just the right amount of buffalo flavor and heat. And that feta spread was perfection on top!
So glad you enjoyed the burgers!
My husband gave these an A+! I subbed blue cheese for feta because that’s what we prefer and it worked great.
So glad they were a hit! Thanks for the comment, Charlotte!
These were great but the texture was a bit weird/crumbly and fell apart. The sauce in these is 1/3 a cup and in the teriyaki burgers it’s 1/4 a cup with both the same amount of bread crumbs. I will definitely make again just 1/4 a cup of hot sauce next time!! Side note- Trader Joe’s whipped feta was a great time savor!
We appreciate the feedback, Katie!
I had the same issue with them falling apart. I’m definitely going to try adjusting the hot sauce to 1/4 cup next time. Hoping my TJ’s has the whipped feta next time!
Made these tonight and they were such a hit. We love Pinch of Yum recipes and know that every recipe will always be a re-make in our household! Delicious, make these ASAP!!!